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Special Memorial Lawnswood Cemetery
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HANLON -LEALAND
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HANLON Harold Fallows
Lance Corporal 3768 3/4th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment Died 05/11/1918 Aged 29.
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1889: Born 08th February Baptised 06th March St Andrews Leeds. Son of Thomas Fallows and Elizabeth Britton.
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1915: Enlisted Carlton Barracks Residence No 5 Britania Yard Saville Street Off West Street described as being 5 feet 6 1/2 Inches tall. was found to be unfit at Clipstone Camp.
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1918: Passed away Bronchitis (Spanish Flu)
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 718.
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HAXBY Robert
Rifleman 2784 1/8th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment DOW 20/07/1916 Aged 40.
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1889: Born Hampthswaite Son of Robert and Maria.
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1903: Charged 10th January stealing plasterers tools. sent to jail for one months hard labour. Robert is reported in the Leeds Mercury to have said "Your worships i should like to pass you the compliments of the season. It is the first xmas box i have had all year," which was greeted with loud laughter around the court.
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1908: Sent to prison 23rd May for 3 months hard labour after breaking into the Pelican Pavilion Potternewton Park and stealing a six chambered revolver and a ladys ring. Robert said drink had drove him to it.
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1911: Residence 58 Sandhurst Place Harehills Occupation Plasterer.
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1915: Landed France 16th April.
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1916: Pension record states Roberts Mother Maria was Resident at No 260 Meanwood Road.
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1918: Died of Wounds in Oxford. Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse 24th July.
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 13114.
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HILL Charles Thompson
Stoker 1st Class SS/109674 (PO) HMS Victory Died 03/12/1918 Aged 27.
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1891: Born Pool Bank 20th July. Son of William and Priscilla Denton.
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1910: Enlisted 22nd February Occupation Quarry Labourer.
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1911: Residence on board Naval Vessel HMS Venerable at Gibraltar.
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1915: Married Ann Renton 06th November St Augustin Wrangthorne Leeds.
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1918: Died Tuberculosis Royal Naval Hospital Sterling Scotland. Wife Ann residence No 4 Armstrong Terrace Institution Street Raglan Road.
H.M.S Venerable
Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 5571.
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HILL Joseph
Private 31677 Royal Army Veterinary Corps Died 05/06/1919 Aged 38.
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1881: Born Leeds Son of Reuben and Mary Griffin.
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1900: Married Elizabeth Allen St Philips Kirkstall Road.
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1911: Residence No 7 Townend Street Kirkstall Road Occupation Wool Cleaner.
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1915: Enlisted Leeds 31 May.
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1918: Discharged from Army in the February no longer fit for service.
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1919: 05th June Died at Home Tuberculosis. CWGC Wife Elizabeth at 19 Grange Street New Wortley.
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 319.
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HOLLIDAY John William
Gunner 3rd Reserve Bn Royal Field Artillery Died 20/06/1918 Aged 36.
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1882: Born York Son of John William and SAnn Elizabeth Forth.
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1911: Married Lily Boothroyd St John the Baptist St Mathew Holbeck 04th September.
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1918: Died 1st General Northern Hospital Newcastle Upon Tyne from a Fractured Pelvis due to an accident.
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1918: Probate and Will 27th August in Wakefield Left £ 153,12 Shillings to his wife Lily Resident at No 24 Kelsal Grove Burley.
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1921: Lily remarried to William Williams in Leeds.
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1933: Death of Daughter Lily Aged 19 Laid to rest next to her father John Grave/Plot no 9052.
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1968: Death of Wife Lily.
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 9052.
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HOWARD George William
Serjeant 228th Filed CompanyRoyal Engineers Died 07/01/1920 Aged 41. Military Medal.
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1878: Born Royston Hertfordshire Son of Charles and Maria Martha Foster.
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1911: Residence 28 Parkhurst Road, New Southgate, Friern North Barnet Occupation Stone Mason.
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1920: Died from Cancer at 96 Westfield Road Leeds. CWGC Wife Ellen Mary Residing Church End Sherrif Hutton York.
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 1221.
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JACKSON Arthur
Corporal 15/503 15th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment DOW 20/07/1916 Aged 24.
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1891: Born Leeds Vol 9b Page 469 Son of John William and Mary Ann Shepherd.
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1911: Residence 12 Faith Street Carlton Hill Meanwood Occupation China Packer.
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1911: Death of father John William 14th July Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 13879.
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1914: Enlisted in Leeds before the 15th July 1915 the 15/ prefix applying to those men who joined the Bn before that date. The service number being given in apphabetical order not date joined.
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1915: Landed Egypt 22nd December to defend the Suez Canal with the Leeds Pals.
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1916: Landed Marsailles in France and moved North for the attack on the village of Serre where Arthur was injured on the 1st July.
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1916: Died of Wounds at Fazackerley Hospital Liverpool. Laid to Rest two days later at 15.30 Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse alongside his father.
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1933: Death of Mother Mary Ann 11th June Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 13879 alongside her husband and son.
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 13879.
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JACKSON Harry Reginald
Private 135170 52nd Canadian Infantry DOW 14/12/1916 Aged 43.
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1877: Born Sunderland 31st May son of
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1898: Married Maria Theresa Cattaneo Leeds Registered Building.
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1911: Beer seller and Landlord at the Crown Hotel 41 Grattan Street Burley Road.
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1916: Died Gun Shot Wounds to the back Ontario Canadian Military Hospital Orpington Kent.
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1920: CWGC shows Maria residence as No 41 Grattan Street Burley Road.
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 8109.
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JOHNSON James Henry
Lance Corporal 29788 3rd Bn Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Died 04/10/1916 Aged 36.
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1881: Born Otley Son of James and Caroline.
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1899: Enlisted into the Scots Guards Service Number 3116.
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1901: Residence Wellington Barracks London Occupation Soldier possibly in the Foot Guards.
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1910: Married Caroline Dorethea Brockwell 26th March St Marys The Less Lambeth London.
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1911: Residence 24 Herbert Place Camp Road Occupation Night Watchman at a Textile Engineers.
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1916: Died Military Hospital Chapletown Barracks ? of Acute Bronchitis.
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1921: Caroline James wife remarried to Charles Hodgson 03rd December St mathews in Leeds.
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1981: Caroline Passed away in Leeds aged 91.
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 0924.
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KETTLE Arthur
Rifleman 265671 2/7th West Yorkshire Regiment (LeedsRifles) DIED 11/09/1919 Aged 30.
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1889: Born Leeds Baptised 31st March St Mathews Leeds Son of Henry a Drum Major in the Leeds Rifles and Mary Ann Houseman.
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1894: Death of father Henry 18th October from Pneumonia Carlton Hill Barracks in Leeds Laid to Rest Grave/Plot No 9274.
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1911: Residence Olinda Street Occupation Mechanic.
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1914: Enlisted Leeds 28th September into the West Yorkshire Regiment Service Number 2838.
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1918: Discharged 21st January receiving a Silver War Badge.
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1919: Passed away Lowestoft Norfolk Laid to rest Next to his father Grave/Plot No 9274.
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1925: Death of Mother Mary 22nd November Laid to Rest next to her Husband and Son Arthur Grave/Plot No 9274.
Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 9274.
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KIDD Maurice Henry
Private 6/7311 53rd Bn Leicestershire Regiment DIED 26/07/1918 Aged 19.
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1899: Born Woodhouse Vol 9b Page 405 Son of Edward and Sarah Ann Coldray.
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1911: Residence 6 Churchfield Street Woodhouse at School.
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1916: Enlisted Leeds 21st September Occupation Welder still at No 6 Churchfield Street Woodhouse.
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1917: Served at Brocton and Rugeley Camp did not see service abroad.
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1918: Passed away from Pneumonia Military Hospital in Cannock recorded as Lichfield.
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1919: Death of father Edward 12th January Laid to Rest alongside his son Maurice Grave/Plot No 1854.
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1929: Death of Sisiter Lillian 15th October Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery alongside her brother and father Grave/Plot No 1854.
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1939: Death of Mother Sarah Ann Laid to rest Leeds General Cemetery Grave/Plot No 1669.
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 1854.
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KNOWLES William Clifford
Gunner 165724 320th Brigade Royal Field Artillery DIED 02/02/1919 Aged 18.
1896: Born Leeds 04th September Son of William and Laura Sunderland.
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1898: Baptised 16th October St Simons Leeds.
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1911: Residence No 7 Glossop Street Woodhouse.
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1919: Passed away from Pneumonia (Spanish Flu) at Norfolk Military Hospital Norwich.
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 3157.
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LEALAND Horace
Air Machanic 2nd Class 247790 Royal Air Force DIED Accident 14/06/1918 Aged 18.
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1900: Born 07th January Holbeck, Son of David and Rose Ann Billinger Married 1894 Horncastle.
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1911: Residing No 5 Burley Lodge Place at School.
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1918: Enlisted 25th January into the Royal Navy as a fitter. Described as being 5ft 43/4 inches tall chest size of 37 inch grey eyes with Brown Hair and a fresh complexion. Joined Royal Air Force 26th February.
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1918: Passed away Felixstowe Air Station after being struck on the head by a propeller whilst testing new aircraft. His accident being recorded in the Berkshire Times and Hartlepool News. CWGC stated Mother Rose Ann Residing No 59 Harold Grove Cardigan Road.
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1933: Death of Horace father David 20th February Laid to rest next to his son Leeds General Cemetery Grave/Plot No 12162.
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1934: Death of Sister Ethel 06th July Laid to rest Alongside Horace and her father Leeds General Cemetery Grave/Plot No 12162.
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1958: Death of Horace Mother Rose 02nd January Laid to rest alongside her husband and Son Horace Leeds General Cemetery Grave/Plot No 12162.
Inscription on Grave Stone
"He Died For Freedom and Honour"
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 12162.
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LILLEY - RUSHFORTH
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LILLEY Leonard Jackson
Private T/387969 Army Service Corps 40th Bakery Section (Ripon) DIED 04/08/1918 Aged 36.
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1881: Born Leeds Son of Arthur Jackson and Mary Ann Langhorn.
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1881: Baptised St Michaels Buslingthorpe 25th December.
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1899: Death of sister Alice Aged 21 Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Grave/Plot No 3841A.
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1909: Death of Father Arthur 20th April Aged 53. Laid to Rest Leeds general Cemetery Grave/Plot No 3841.
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1911: Residence No 17 Raby Street Buslingthorpe Occupation Furniture Upholsterer.
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1918: Died Pneumonia (Spanish Flu) Ripon Military Hospital CWGC 34 Gordon Street Heslington Road York.
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1934: Death of Mother Mary Ann 12th January Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Grave/Plot No 3841 alongside her husband and next to her daughter Alice and son Leonard.
Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 3041.
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LONG Joseph
Corporal 6395 South Wales Borderers DIED 27/06/1920 Aged 40.
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1879: Born Leeds Vol 9b Page 571. Son of Joseph and Sarah Ellen
1914: Married Hannah Elizabeth Mortimer 30th May St Simons Leeds.
1916: Death of Father Joseph Aged 62 15th January Laid to Rest Leeds General; Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 11871
1920: Passed away Pneumonia 2nd Northern General Hospital Beckets Park Leeds. CWGC States Wife Hannah Elizabeth Resident No 8 Maple Place Willow Road.
1923: Death of Mother Sarah Ellen 06th April Aged 69 Laid to rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 11871
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 11871.
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MANN Harry
Private 46666 Training Reserve DIED 27/10/1918 Aged 25.
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1893: Born Leeds 07th February, Baptised all Souls Leeds 03rd August Son of Harry and Elizabeth Ann Turner.
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1911: Residence No 21 Woodview Terrace Dewsbury Road.
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1915: Married Margaret Eleanor Nichals 3rd April Holy Spirit Beeston Hill.
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1918: Passed away Pneumonia (Spanish Flu) Military Hospital Glen Parva Wigton Leicestershire.
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1919: Mother Elizabeth Died 09th March Laid top Rest beside Harry on the 13th March.
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1922: Margaret Harrys wife remaried 03rd June to Herbert Greenwood at Holy Spirit Beeston Hill.
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Harry Courtesy of David Mann and
Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 378.
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MARSDEN BROTHERS ERNEST AND THOMAS
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MARSDEN Ernest
Lance Serjeant 2127 1/7th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment (Leeds Rifles) DOW 20/09/1916 Aged 24. Brother of Thomas Below.
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1893: Born Leeds Son of Edward Wilby a Bricklayer and Sarah Ann Middleton.
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1896: Baptised 22nd January St Georges Leeds.
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1914: Death of father Edward Wilby 29th November Aged 49 from Typhoid Fever Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Grave/Plot No 419.
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1916: Passed away from wounds at the General Hospital Northampton Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery 23rd September next to his Father Edward in Grave/Plot No 419.
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1916: Passing of Brother Thomas 19th May Aged 29 Remembered Below.
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1926: Death of Mother Sarah Ann Aged 65 01st November Laid to Rest Beckett Street Cemetery Leeds.
Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 419.
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MARSDEN Thomas
Air Mechanic 45905 Royal Air Force DIED 19/05/1916 Aged 29. Brother of Ernest Above.
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1890: Born Leeds Son of Edward Wilby a bricklayer and Sarah Ann Middleton.
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1911: Residence No 30 Kendal Place Occupation Watch Maker.
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1916: Passed Away from Acute Gastritis Gastric Interic Fever.
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 318.
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MARSDEN Herbert
Gunner L/5972 3rd Reserve Brigade Royal Field Artillery DIED 30/03/1921 Aged 37.
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1884: Born Nelson Lancashire Son of Hugh and Betsy Robinson.
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1916: Married Rosa Shaw Leeds Registry Office Vol 9b Page 821.
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1921: Passed Away from Heart Desease.
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1928: Passing of Wife Rosa 15th April Laid to Rest next to Herbert in Grave/Plot Number 10943.
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 1039.
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MASON Arthur
Private 3285 King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry DIED 08/10/1918 Aged 38.
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1876: Born Leeds. Son of John and Jane Hannah Bower.
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1880: Baptised St Johns 10th October.
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1888: Passing of father John 31st December Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Grave/Plot No 6020.
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1894: Passing of mother Jane Hannah 01st May Laid to Rest next to her husband Leeds General Cemetery Grave/Plot No 6020.
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1901: Served in the boar War being shot in the legs.
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1902: Married Maud Elizabeth Hayter 28th January Northallerton.
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1911: Resident in Boroughbridge Occupation Chimney Sweep.
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1914: Enlisted Pontefract 26th September.
1915: Discharged 1st March due to past injury suffered in South Africa notes state varicous veins.
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1918: Passed away Heart Failure due to Pneumonia (Spanish Flu) Laid to Rest alongside his mum and dad. YEP reported Apsley Street Hyde Park Road.
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1918: Passing of Daughter Norma 11 months old 25th November Pneumonia (Spanish Flu) Laid to Rest alongside her father Leeds General Cemetery Grave/Plot No 6020.
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 6020.
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NELSON Frank Millar
Ordinary Seaman Z/11676 H.M.S. Pembroke DIED 19/04/1918 Aged 18.
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1899: Born Leeds 25th September Son of William Robert and Annie Cox CWGC No 68 Argie Road Burley Hill.
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1911: Residence No 68 Argie Road at School.
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1917: In September 1917 Bombers hit the Chatham area causing the loss of 136 men aboard HMS Pembroke. Frank was in the training barracks at the time.
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1918: Passed away cancer of the stomach 19th April.
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1918: Death of Mother Annie in the September.
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1927: Death of Father William Robert Aged 60.
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Inscription on Grave Stone
"Still Remembered"
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 7103.
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NEVILLE William James
Private 5782 21st Royal Dragoons DIED 06/12/1918 Aged 27.
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1890: Born Bishop Stortford Vol 3a Page 468. Son of William.
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1916: Married Mabel A Richardson York Vol 9d Page 93. CWGC No 8 Croton Street Armley Road.
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1917: Son William James Born In York Vol 9d Page 59.
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1918: Passed away in Leeds General Infirmary effects of Gas Poisoning Laid to Rest 11th December.
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 11772.
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OLLEY Clare Davey
Private 2103 9th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment DIED 09/05/1917 Aged 27.
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1890: Born at Wortwell, Norwich 15th June. Son of William and Rose Matilda Pearce.
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1910: 29th October Married Mary Jane Vasey Redenhall with Harleston and Wortwell Norfolk.
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1915: Enlisted Leeds 15th May Residence No 46 Cardigan View Kirkstall Road Occupation Forge Labourer Kirkstall Forge.
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1915: Landed Balkans 25th October.
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1916: 1st July left the balkans landing in France 2nd July
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1916: Discharged 12th September no longer physically fit for duty.
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1917: Passed away from Consumption Laid to Rest 12th May.
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1920: CWGC shows Mary Jane residing at No 276 Burley Road
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 10995.
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PEARSON Edwin James
Company Serjeant Major 1st Bn York and Lancaster Regiment DIED 29/06/1920 Aged 31. DCM
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1890: Born Leeds Son of Edwin James and Mary Jane Baines.
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1908: Enlisted 24th January at Pontefract described as being 5ft 5 inches tall brown eyes brown hair with a fresh complexion.
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1915: Landed France 15th January Sent to Gallipoli 25th September.
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1916: Edwin Service Record states that he was Awarded the Victoria Cross and that it would be placed in the London Gazette on the 22nd July:
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"For conspicuous gallantry in the Gallipoli Peninsula, when he assisted an Officer in two reconnaissances of the enemy's positions and working parties, and also in siting a work on an exposed position under heavy fire."
However this was downgraded to the second highest honour for bravery Edwin being awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
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1916: Landed France 27th June. On the 9th September received a Gun Shot Wound to the Neck.
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1916: Married Annie Elizabeth Umpleby 18th November at St Michaels Buslingthorpe.
Leeds Mercury November 1916
1919: 3rd March discharged from the Army. Claiming disabilty allowance for thre Gun Shot Wound to his throat.
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1920: Passed away at No 9 Churchfield Terrace Holborn Street Woodhouse Laid to Rest 03rd July Occupation given as Tram Conductor.
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1920: Pension given to Wife Mary Jane Resident at No 9 Churchfield Terrace Holborn Street Woodhouse
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1928: Death of Edwins father Laid to Rest next to his son 17th December Grave/Plot No 5145.
Edwin was afforded a Commonwealth Grave Marker. His burial was classed as additional and his details were not placed in the Official CWGC booklet his details being hand written in at a later date.
Inscription on Grave Stone
"At Rest:
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Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 5145.
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RELTON Frank Winterburn
Driver 2221 1st West Riding Brigade Royal Field Artillery DIED 14/07/1916 Aged 27.
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1889: Born at No 28 Clifford Street 07th March Leeds Son of James George and Frances Mcnally.
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1889: Baptised St Andrews 27th March.
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1911: Residence 12 Kings Avenue Occupation Tailors Presser.
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1916: Passed away Bristol from TB Laid to Rest 19th July.
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1926: Mother Frances passed away Laid to Rest in family plot next to Frank.
Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 70695.
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ROBINSON Percy
Gunner B Battery 348th Brigade Royal Field Artillery DIED 24/08/1917 Aged 30.
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1887: Born Wakefield 8th May Son of William and Amanda Augusta.
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1895: Baptised at Leeds Emmanuel 28th April.
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1911: Residence No 2 Craven Terrace Carlton Hill Occupation Music Repairer.
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1915: Enlisted Leeds 11th December Residence No 30 Caledonian Road Occupation Warehouseman.
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1917: Discharged 17th August Tuberculosis of the Left Lung.
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1917: Passed away from Seacroft Hospital Consumption Laid to Rest 27th August.
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1918: Mother Amanda Passed away Aged 65 Cause Heart Affection Laid to Rest Family Grave/Plot 1053 next to Percy.
Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 1053.
ROBINSON Thomas Hindmarch
Regimental Quarter Serjeant Major 11255 9th Bn West Riding Regiment DIED 20/06/1915 Aged 41.
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1874: Born Tynemouth Son of William and Elizabeth Fry.
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1904: Death of Father William Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 2942.
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1914: Enlisted Halifax 8th September.
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1914: Married to Ada Newby CWGC No 5 Ellerby Street Easy Road
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1915: Discharged 28th May Pulmonary Tuberculosis both Lungs. Passed away due to illness Laid to Rest next to his Father 23rd June.
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1923: Death of Mother Elizabeth who was Laid to Rest next to Percy and her Husband William 02nd March.
Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 2942.
RUSHFORTH John
Rifleman 4099 1/8th Bn West Yorkshire Regiment DOW 19/07/1916 Aged 31.
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1884: Born Hunslet Vol 9b Page 497 14th December. Son of John and Mary Ann Morgan.
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1885: Baptised St Andrews 05th August.
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1905: Married Mary Davis Holy Trinity Church Armley Hall.
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1911: Residence No 1 Lisbon Court Off Wells Street Occupation Cloth Miller Labourer.
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1915: Enlisted Leeds.
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1916: John took part in the Somme offensive on the 01st July in reserve at Thiepval Wood and possibly survived the first offensive being injured on the 16th July when the 1/8th Bn West Yorks who were involved in fighting at the Leipzig Redoubt in the Thiepval area, John being transported back to to the UK.
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1916: Passed away wounds received to the head at No1 West General Hospital Fazakerley Liverpool. John was laid to rest 22nd July, along with 17 others in a Guinea Grave.
Laid to Rest Leeds General Cemetery Woodhouse Grave/Plot No 10666A.
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